Match package



plil 25, 1933. B. H. FREEDMAN 1,905,844

MATCH PACKAGE Filed April 9, v1930 noewrm Patented Apr. 25, 1933 BENJAMM H. FBEEDHN, 0F NEW YORK lil'. Y., ASSIGNQR T@ HUIDSQN Hwm@ @0B- POMTION, 0F NEW YGRK, N. Y., A. CORPOMTIN @E DELWME marca ramaen Application died 9 1980. Serial No. t'.

This inventionA relates to an improvement in a package of matches of the form generall its o ject to provide a packagewhich shall be so constructed that the possibility of accident by reason of the Apackage becoming accidentally ignited is avoided.

lt is known that many serious accidents Y have occurred by reason of the fact that the m packages of matches in use at the resent time are sometimes accidentally ignited during the process of striking a match. The abrasive area or striking surface now provided on the present day form of bock match pack- 35 ages is located on the inturged strip at one end of the package and is so positioned that if a match is struck on said surface while the Ycover Hap oi the package is open, there is every likelihood ot the entire package hew coming ignited from the dame ot the lighted match l;

in many instances also, after a match is struck and while the ackage is open, the

user in shielding the lipame ot the lit match ga from the wind with his cu ped hands., one of which holds the open pac a e, accidentally brings the package close to t l e flame of the lighted match with the result that the entire package dares up into dame with serious se dama e to the hands ci the user.

It `as been found that the initial cause of many accidents resulting from the'sudden and accidental ignition of packages of matches is primarily due tothe location et a5 the match-striking surface placed on the package and the position of the matches in the package with respect to such surface.

Said surface as it is placed at the present day is so positioned that it permits matches to 4o be struck upon it while the package is open and the matches contained in said package are fully exposed to the possibility of ignition from the lighted match.

One of the objects therefore of this in-'F 45 vention is to provide a match package in known as book matches and has for which a match striking surface will be solo cated that regardless of how a match is ignited on ysaid surface, the dame of the ignited match will be prevented from coming into contact with the matches contained in the package by the covering ot the package.

A further object of this invention `is to provide a match package in which a matchstriking surface is incorporated, which surface shall be so located that the package must be held in al certain position to permit ignition of a match through the use ot said surface, whereby the ymatches in the package will be held with their ends furthest from the dame of the match so that the posn sihility of flame from the ignited match reaching the match heads and accidentally ignitmg the matches contained in the package is avoided.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a match package wherein the matches contained Within the same are held in a diderent relationship `with respect to the outer covering ci the package than those of the past have heen held.

rl"hrough the particular arrangement of the matches and the covering for the same, l provide a match package having a maximum of safety.. rllhe package is so constructed that a match cannot be struck until the cover is closed and when the cover is closed, the ignit ing surface is so positioned with respect to the match heads that it is practically impossible for a dame from the lighted match to reach the heads of `the matches and accidentally ignite the package. c

With these objects and such `other objects as may hereinafter appear, in View, ll have devised the particular arrangement of parts e5 hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out inthe claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be-had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof in which Figure l is a plan view ot my improved e0 v match package with thevpaper covering of the same spread out flat to disclose the arrangement of the match strip;

Figure 2 is a face view of the match strip removed from the package in order to fully disclose its fastening flap;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the complete match package in closed condition; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing how the package is held during the process of striking a match.

Throughout the various v iews of the drawing, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

ln the embodiment of my inventiondisclosed in the accompanying drawing, 1 indicates the outer paper covering of the match package. 'lhev same consists of an elongated strip of cardboard or of some similar material. The strip l is provided with a transverse fold line 2 which divides it into a body portion 3 and a cover iiap 4. The body portion 3 is folded inwardly at 5 to provide an inturned fastening iiap 6 under which a flap or terminal portion 7 provided on the match strip 8 is held by means of a staple 9. The fastening staple 9 passes through the inturned strip 6, the fastening flap 7 on the match strip and iinally, through the body portion 3 of the cover. The match strip 8 is preferably composed of two or more layers 10 and 11 of matches 12, said matches having their heads 13 positioned remote from a striking surface la provided on the outer face of the cover iiap A similar co-operating striking surtace 15 is provided at the end of the inturned strip 6 located remote from the match heads 13. L

When the cover flap 4: is in its closed position as disclosed in Figures 3 and 4, it will be seen that the striking surface 14 provided on the outer face of the cover Hap l and the striking surface 'l5 provided on the outer tace of the inturned strip 6co-operate to form a continuous elongated area of an abrasive material located adjacent to the edge of the package that is situated remote from the p match heads 13. "lhus, when the package is held for the purpose of striking a matchthe heads ot the matches are far away from the iilame and are fully protected by the govering ozi the match package. it is not possible to strike a match on the abrasive surface la with the match package held open since no support is provided` behind the same, while the hap is open. Thus, it is necessary to close the hap 4i to hold the package substantially as shown in Figures. ln such case, the safety features of my improved structure will be readily apparent. The match heads in the package are not only protected from the dame of the ignited match during the process oi lighting the match, but also while the match andpackage are held in the cupped hands while the cigarette is being lit.

The match strip is so constructed that when placed in the package in the manner disclosed, with the fold in the covering disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the match strip, advertising matter appearing on the package is held in the proper position to be easily read by the user of the'package.

If desired, a supplemental fastening staple 16 may be employed. This staple 16 passes through the lower terminal portion 2O of the match strip at its lower edge and prevents the cover. from 4 slipping in back of the matches, thus adding a safetyactor to my construction.

These and many features of improvement are attained by the structure constituting my invention.

What l claim is 1. A match package having a cover strip, a match strip held cross-wise on said cover stri and having portions of said cover'strip' sides, and means for fastening both of said terminal portions to the cover strip.

3. A match package having a cover strip provided with a cover flap foldable relative to the cover strip, a match strip extending crosswise on said cover strip, said match strip having terminal portions at its lower edge and at one of .its sides, vstaples extending through both of said terminal portions to fasten both of the terminal portions to the cover strip, the staple which extends through the terminal 'ortion at the lower edge of the match stri ing located adjacent to the oint of fo d of the cover ilapv to prevent the inadvertent entry of the cover Hap behind the matchY strip.

I 4i. A matchpackage having a cover strip provided with a cover iap oldable relative to the cover strip, a match strip extendin p cross-wise on sald cover strip, said matcidi strip having terminal portions located at its lower edge and at one of its sides, staples extending through both of said terminal portions to fasten both of the terminal portions to the cover strip, the staple which extends through the terminal portion at the lower edge of the match strip being located Yadjacent to the point of fold of the cover Hap to prevent the inadvertent entry of the cover 'fiap behind the match strip, and a striking surface on the outer` face of the cover ldiap extending along the edge thereof which overlies the lower terminal portion on the match strip when the cover Hap is folded thereover. 5. A match package having a cover strip, a match strip extending cross-Wise on said cover strip7 said match strip having terminal portions at its lower edge and at one of its sides, means for fastening both of the terminal portions to the cover strip and a striking surface on the outside of the cover strip ex-y tending transversely of the matches in the match strip.

Signed at the city, `county and State of NeWDYork,`this 8th day of April, 1930.

BENJAMIN H,-v FREEDMAN. l5 

